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Wednesday – 23 September 2009
Midweek and all’s well.

Today is… well… I’m not sure that it’s going to be Comics and Sushi Wednesday, as we have a coworker whose last day is tomorrow; I was invited to his going-away lunch, which will conflict with going to sushi. Of course, since SaraRules has a work-related function right after business hours, I am on my own for dinner. Maybe I’ll just go get sushi and comics a little later than usual.

For the first time in weeks, I felt like working on a couple of custom HeroClix figures. I’m still a little torn about what to do for Cyclops. I want to do a figure of him in his black Astonishing X-Men outfit – the original one, not what it’s morphed into in the past year or so. I’m not sure which figure I want to use for it – I ordered a couple of the ones from the Danger Room set, but they will require some surgery and modeling putty to make them look “just right.” Of course, I may just borrow the arms and torso from a spare Booster Gold, since his cuffs are right… then I’d have to find legs and add a little putty in the torso, again. We’ll see how this goes.

Stray Toasters

• Thanks to everyone who responded to this post. If you haven’t responded – or if you have something else to add – please feel free to add comments.
• Working cigarette lighter cufflinks
• I’ve been a Superman fan for… well, let’s just say “a long time.” The 1978 Superman, starring the late Christopher Reeve, is still my #1 movie – a combination of it being a good movie and the memories attached to seeing it. I even enjoyed Superman Returns, warts and all. That being said, I was quite scared – and more than “a little” leery – when I heard that Tim Burton, hot off the successes of his Batman movies, was possibly being tapped to direct a reboot of the Superman franchise, based on a Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats) treatment, called Superman Lives (1, 2).
  

  *blink blink*

  Tim Burton. Superman. No, they do not go together like chocolate and peanut butter. His choice for Clark Kent was even more left-of-center: Nicolas Cage. Yes, THAT Nicolas Cage:

  Nicolas Cage, a comic book fan, signed on as Superman with a $20 million pay or play contract, feeling he could “re-conceive the character.” Peters felt Cage could “convince audiences he [Superman] came from outer space.” Burton stated it would be “the first time you would believe that nobody could recognize Clark Kent as Superman, he [Cage] could physically change his persona.”

  Yeah. Granted, after seeing a (relatively) slightly more serious Cage in The Rock, I was willing to give him a shot.. but I was still leery. Don’t get me wrong, I do like Mr. Cage’s work in some things (Ghost Rider!!!), but yeah.

  All of that to say this: Yesterday, a picture surfaced of Mr. Cage’s costume test. Not the Clark Kent costume, but the Superman costume. Click here to see it, if you dare.

• FDA OKs First Human Trial of Neural Stem Cell Therapy
• James May’s LEGO house is demolished
• Photos of Edward Gorey’s house
• Improv Everywhere strikes again: Subway Yearbook Photos
• Utah Tackles Texting and Driving Problem Head-On
• The next X-film: X4 or New Mutants
  (Personally, I’d go New Mutants.)
• Church converted into magnificent bookstore
• Two things that you probably never thought of putting together: Left4Dead Teletubbies mod
• Andrei Condrescu: Growing Up the iPod Way

Namaste.

Here’s your chance to “get involved” in the wedding prep: We’ve started a new post on the engagement/wedding blog for “Advice for the Bride-to-be and Groom-to-be.”

We’re looking for… drumroll… advice for the Bride-to-be and Groom-to-be. (What? Did you think I was going to say mixed drink recipes?!) Instructions can be found on the page.

Have at it! And thanks!

Namaste.

This morning’s meeting went well. It ran a little longer than planned, but we accomplished what we needed to.

Wes and I went to the gym for a brief workout today.  When we got to the weight bench, someone had left 275 pounds racked. I was tempted to try it, as I haven’t done a good attempt at a max in a while. So… I did. Bar came down. Bar went back up. Slowly, but it went up. I was happy with that; besides, I’m not sure that I would have gotten 300 pounds. As for the rest of the workout:

• Sit-ups (incline): 3 sets/20 reps (with 5 extra reps on the last set)
• Bench Press: 3 sets/10 reps – 225 lbs, 205 lbs, 185 lbs
• Flys: 3 sets/10 reps, 110 lbs (10 second hold on last rep of each set)
• Lower Back Extensions: 3 sets/12 reps
• Curls (dumbbell): 3 sets/10 reps, 25 lbs
• Reverse Punch (dumbbell): 3 sets/10 reps, 10 lbs

Post-workout weight: 188.2 lbs

On the way back to the office, I stopped to pick up a Slurpee. And it’s been quite tasty, along with the pizza from Papa Murphy’s.

I should probably get back to the grindstone.

Namaste.

Tuesday – 22 September 2009
It’s the first day of Autumn… and it surely felt like it this morning. It was 46°F when I got into the car. Where’d the warm weather go?!

The in-the-office morning kicked off in a good way, though: loonybin88 brought in bagels. Both a pleasant and unexpected way to start a Tuesday morning. And to kepp the flow going, this morning’s musical oleo included:

• 112 – Dance With Me
• Snoop Dogg – Undercova Funk
• Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl
• The B-52s – Love Shack
• Billy Preston – Nothing From Nothing
  

Yep, good way to get the body moving first thing in the morning.  *nod*

And it’s a workout day, to boot.

Stray Toasters

• I just found out that I have a meeting that’s been rescheduled… for ten minutes from now.
• Dwayne McDuffie: Drawn to Animation
• Spinning steampunk jewelry and Shoes with which to gouge out the eyes of alien invaders
• “Two of the most terrifying entities in the universe: Sinestro and Hello Kitty”

  

• SGI releases personal supercomputer
• Vegetative patients can still learn
• Last words

And, now, it’s meeting time…

Namaste.

This morning, I actually got up when the alarm went off. The first one. That was an odd change of pace, considering that I haven’t been able to pull off that feat – on a weekday – in a few weeks. I was up, ready and out in relatively short order, too.

Once I got to the office, I hung some red and gold streamers around Julie’s desk and pinned my Florida State University sweatshirt to the wall above our dry-erase board. When she came down the hall and around the corner, the first thing I heard was,”You are such a nerd.” I took that as a compliment. (I’ve also managed to… not quite “offend”… other BYU fans around the office with the sweatshirt, as the streamers have already been taken down. Win-Win.)

Yesterday’s excursion to the State Fair was fun. SaraRules got to see quilts; I got to people-watch. We also checked out some really nice photography and crafts. It was a good way to spend the afternoon. Then it was off to the in-laws’ for football. We got there just before the last play of the Ravens-Chargers game.

Hey, Ray… Darren Sproles said the he could not only outrun you, but that he was going up the gut on 4th and 2 for the go-ahead touchdown and the win. What do you think about that?

Ray!  You got him and saved the win for the Ravens!  How does that make you feel?!

Yeah, me too!

Football Update

Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers
31 – 26
The Ravens headed into Qualcomm Stadium and took the spark out of the Chargers. Phillip Rivers, being… well… Phillip Rivers, had yet another amazing outing, though: 436 passing yards. That’s just not right.

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Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Hawks
10 – 28
Didn’t see it, but heard that it wasn’t a great showing for Carolina.

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Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
13 – 10
Congrats, SaraRules!

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Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos
6 – 27
Sorry, . Maybe your team will show up next Sunday when they head to Baltimore… maybe.

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Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
34 – 20
Brett Favre and the Vikes gave the Lions yet another loss. You know that’s gotta sting. Congrats,

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Cincinnati Bengals at Green Bay Packers
31 – 24
Congrats, and .

Stray Toasters

• Twelve days.
• Shattering the Ruby Quartz Ceiling: Why Cyclops Is Finally Cool
  (I’ve always thought Scott was just fine, but I do like the changes in attitude of late…)
• From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…?!” file: Jedi says Tesco discriminated against him
• Philadelphia Free Library System saved
• Tim Gunn Interview about ‘Models, Inc.’ and Superhero Fashion
• Die, Sweet Road Runner, Die (not for kids)

• Zombies vs. villagers chess set
• The 5 Creepiest Sex Scenes in Comics
  • As a corollary: The 10 Worst Moments in Superman History
• Bobby Brown: Speaking about Whitney and Going ‘Behind the Music’
• Whole Foods’ 365 Garlic and Herb Pita Chips == Awesome!

Back to it…

Namaste.

Monday – 21 September 2009
Yes, it’s Monday.
Start of a new week.
The official last day of summer.

But, it’s not “just Monday.” It’s the 21st of September. Today would have been Jess’ 35th birthday.

It’s been four months since she passed away. Getting used to the fact that one of my best friends is no longer just a phone call away or won’t be coming out to a movie or coffee or dinner has been “a bit” of an adjustment.

I got to spend part of Saturday morning and afternoon with her parents and one of her sisters.  I’m glad that they’re part of my extended family, as you couldn’t ask for nicer people to spend time with.

As I’ve said before, there are many things that I could say about Jess. Rather than leave something out, I’ll summarize by saying that she was a good person to know, a great friend and that she’s sorely missed.

Happy Birthday.

Sunday – 20 September 2009
The weekend is moving right along.
(Footloose and fancy-free…)
It has been busy and somewhat productive.

Friday afternoon, I went out and ran some errands and then hung out with for a while. We hadn’t just shot the bull in a long time, so that was fun. We also talked about getting together for next week’s Browns-Ravens matchup, which is always a good time. After that, I headed home for a bit before heading back out for Clitorati. Chris and Mary were at the cafe when we got there. And, Chris came bearing gifts! Again! (I tell you, it’s like Christmas in September!) This week’s goody: He brought the John Stewart ‘Clix he repainted for me:

This, of course, made for a rather happy me. More pictures of what he did can be seen here.

Yesterday (all my troubles seemed so far away…), SaraRules and I got up, hit Einstein Bros. and Beans & Brews, and then went to help move to her new digs. We loaded the moving truck and assorted vehicles and then we were off in the “Great Cross-Town Caper.” Okay, fine… it wasn’t really across town, but that sounds better that “Seven Mile Shuffle.” The whole operation took an hour and fifty minutes, top to bottom… and it covered me for this weekend’s workout.

After that, SaraRules and I went shopping and then met up with her parents to do a little wedding-related shopping, as well. Both trips, were productive.

Back home for a bit to eat, get clean and change, and we were on the road yet again. First stop: Reception dinner for a friend of the family who got married on Friday. After that, it was on to Abravanel Hall to see Cirque de la Symphonie. Simply put, it was an amazing show. Feats of jugging, contortion, aerial acts… all performed to classical music, all on-stage with the Utah Symphony. , who saw the show on Friday had said that it was “a very, very good time” and she was right.

Today, I’m heading over to Kate and Perry’s in a bit. I’m teaching their oldest how to play HeroClix, which he’s been wanting to learn for the better part of the summer. So, today’s the day. After that, SaraRules and I are heading to the State Fair for a while and then up to her parents’ for dinner and football.

Why are weekends so short?!

Namaste.

Stray Toasters

• T-minus thirteen days.
  As excited as I’m getting for the event, I’m also looking forward to seeing my family and friends I haven’t seen in months. I’m also looking forward to seeing the rings, which lj user=”gazehound” says look really good.
• Belated Happy Rosh Hoshanna to those who celebrate(d) it.
• Belated Happy Birthday to and .
• The Ravens travel to Sandy Eggo to take on the Chargers.
• Fangirl Invasion: The War of the Sexes Hits Geekdom
• How can you not like this picture, from the article titled like “Nerd in Chief?” :

  

• Crew for Final Scheduled Space Shuttle Mission Selected
• From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…?!” file: Pop-up camper on a shopping cart
• Nissan Gives Electric Cars ‘Blade Runner’ Audio Effect

Up. Out.

Namaste.

Friday – 18 September 2009
I slept in this morning. It was lovely.
I’ve been pretty lazy since then. That’s been nice, too.

While I haven’t quite become “addicted” to the Science Channel, I have discovered an affinity for a couple of shows: How It’s Made and Colossal Construction. On today’s episode of Colossal Construction, they were building “The Arctic Ice Crusher.” As the synopsis states:

The Arctic Shuttle Tanker: a revolutionary oil tanker and icebreak in one. The workers at Samsung shipyard in South Korea have four months to build and launch this ship, but equipment problems and work-site difficulties afflict even this efficient crew.

It was built in a floating drydock in Korea with a team from four countries… not all of whom spoke a common language. The ship is steered using two Azipods, propeller systems that can rotate – and thus apply thrust – 360 degrees. It was an amazing feat of engineering and human dynamics.

I have no idea what I’m doing with the rest of my afternoon, but I’m sure I’ll come up with something.

Stray Toasters

• Three of the auctions I posted on Sunday closed on Wednesday; one of them sold. That’s good.
  Three more close tonight. All of them have bidders. That’s even better.
  One of the auctions that closes tonight will close much higher than I expected. That’s awesome.
• Tomorrow night, SaraRules and I are going to Cirque de la Symphonie
  Tickets are still available, but are going quickly.
• NC doctor removes plastic fragment lodged in lung
• posted a link to an interesting article: Marvel vs. Disney: Two very different Americas
• DHS Ponders “Improving” Terrorism Alert System

  

• I have been recently introduced to the amusement (and fright factor) of: People of Wal-Mart
• …which makes this comic all the more amusing:

  

• Major MMO Publishers Sued for Patent Infringement

Namaste.

Thursday: Coda
The rest of the work day turned out pretty well. Of course, after the way it started, it could only get better. I also got paid a really nice complAt lunch, I went out for a bit. I came home to pick up a couple of things (including my Florida State sweatshirt, as BYU is playing FSU this weekend…) and, on the way back, I stopped to pick up some fruit at Whole Foods… and a Slurpee^®! That’s right. Frozen Wild Cherry and Pina Colada-flavored goodness.

After the workin’ day was over, I headed home. And we had dinner… and watched 300. Then it was time to go pick up and put down heavy things, with Melissa. Tonight’s workout consisted of:

• Bench Press: 3 sets/10 reps, 185 lbs
• Leg Press: 3 sets/10 reps, 140 lbs
• Calf Raises: 3 sets/10 reps, 120 lbs
• Lower Back Extensions: 3 sets/12 reps
• Bent-over Rows: 3 sets/10 reps, 35 lbs
• Sit-ups (incline): 3 sets/20 reps
• Lunges: 3 sets/5 reps per leg
• Lateral Raises: 3 sets/10 reps, 15 lbs
• Side Bends: 3 sets/10 reps, 30 lbs
• Tricep Press (rope): 3 sets/15 reps, 60 lbs

Weight (morning): 184.5 lbs

Post-workout, just hanging out with Ms. SaraRules (and Heidi Klum)… which is a nice way to wrap up the day.

Tomorrow’s my 9/80 Friday off… and, even though I gave up The Leash today, I’m “on call,” as we only have one person in each office tomorrow. We’ll see how it goes.

Namaste.

Thursday – 17 September 2009
Another NBN Thursday has begun. And, to make it even more sweet: It’s my “Friday.”

I posted some engagement photos on Facebook yesterday. While many are cute and some are even “fun,” my favorite one of the set was this one:

For those of you who haven’t seen them, you can click here.

And…. my NBN Thursday has been shot in the foot. It happened about 0945 this morning: We lost power in the A.F. office for about half an hour. In and of itself, that’s not bad. “Bad” was, when the power was restored, some systems decided that they didn’t want to come back online. Getting them kicked into gear took an additional forty minutes. *sigh* Hopefully, the rest of the day will conform… or be cast out.

Stray Toasters

• I have a new addition to The Covet List: Brick Construction Shirt
• Fringe starts its new season tonight.
• By way of SaraRules: A million little pieces: LEGO exhibit arrives at the Kimball Art Center
  I have also been informed that we’ll be going to this!  Win-WIN!
• Looking for a gift for the RPG-er in your life? pointed out an excellent suggestion: Dungeons & Dragons Limited Edition Spellcasting Soda
• Sister-in-law-to-be Meliko sent me a link to this:

  

• Maria Pinto has designs on Michelle Obama
• By way of comes The 50 best foods in the world and where to eat them
• Feds keep little-used airports in business
• For the survivalist on your list: Zombie shooting range targets.
  That’s right. Zombies. On shooting range targets. Full of “AWESOME!”
• Covered – comic book covers, reinterpreted by other artists

Namaste.

Wednesday – 16 September 2009
Comics and Sushi Wednesday is upon us once again.  Amen.

Last night was kind of… lax. Not saying that’s a “bad” thing, mind you. SaraRules and her mom went shopping last night, leaving me at home to… well… pretty much do whatever I wanted. I actually made a few wedding-related calls – I talked with my ‘rents.  All’s well in their respective worlds.  Then I made calls to my Godparents, who won’t be able to make it out for the event. It was nice talking with them.  Then, I watched TV and cut some 6″x3″ pieces for use with a new WWG map and surfed the Interwebs.

Workout
Yesterday, Marci and I got in a short lunchtime workout:

• Calf Raises: 3 sets/10 reps, 120 lbs
• Leg Extensions: 3 sets/10 reps, 80 lbs
• Leg Curls: 3 sets/10 reps, 80 lbs
• Sit-ups (incline): 3 sets/20 reps
• Bench Press: 3 sets/10 reps, 185 lbs
• Lower Back Extensions: 3 sets/12 reps
• Side Bends: 3 sets/10 reps, 30 lbs

Pre-workout weight (morning): 184.0 lbs

Stray Toasters

• …not to be confused with “Starry Toasters”
• The Next DC Animated Film Is a CRISIS Story
• For some reason, I woke up with Swing Low, Sweet Chariot running through my head. Not just any version, either. It was the Dizzy Gillespie version that he performed on The Muppet Show. It segued into the Eric Clapton version for a moment, but went back to the Dizzy one.
• … I mis-remembered – it was apparently Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac:

• Taking Showers Can Be Harmful to Your Health
• From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…?!” file: WWE’s Linda McMahon resigns to run for Senate against Dodd
• Carter: Racism plays major role in opposition to Obama
• With the season premiere of NCIS – and series premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles – less than a week away, TVGuide.com offers this up: Check out LL Cool J’s new NCIS:LA-inspired Song

• Best of Broadway: Bernstein’s ‘West Side Story’
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is now out…

  

• iPhone as a PC Game Controller
• Top 5 WTF Comic Book Character Origins

Namaste.

Tuesday – 15 September 2009
We’re halfway through the month already. Wow. Where does the time go…?

Last night, I headed over to help and her ‘rents do some painting at her new place. I took my portable SoundDock, so that we’d have something to listen to. What I didn’t take was the remote control. I was under the mistaken impression that I needed the remote to change the volume on it as, unlike my primary SoundDock, the volume controls are not on the face of the unit.

Operative word: “Mistaken.”

I noticed, after I had gotten back home later in the evening, that the portable ‘Dock does have sound controls on it – they’re on the side of the unit. D’oh!

Football
Last night, there was a double-header on Monday Night Football:

Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
24 – 25

I missed a good portion of this game, as I was helping paint. But, I caught a little of the first quarter and the last five or ten minutes of the fourth quarter. And, I was surprised and impressed with the last couple of drives: The Patriots’ two-minute drill to get the go-ahead score and the Bills’ hook-and-ladder play to try and answer it.

San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders
24 – 20

This was a solid game, top to bottom. I was especially impressed with the way the Raiders played – on both sides of the ball. The defense looked reminiscent of the Raiders of the 70s and 80s; the offense was… well… GOOD! They moved the ball, they didn’t make a lot of stupid errors. They played solid football, but in the end, Sandy Eggo took the “Win.”

Stray Toasters

• In honor of the title of this post, I give you Mr. Miyagi
  Once again, Julie (our IT admin… sorry, “Distinguished IT Admin,” as we refer to her) and I dressed alike. Today, we’re both in navy tops and khaki pants. And, once again, we did not plan this.
• It’s official: NECA Acquires WizKids; HeroClix to Continue
  (Hopefully, the legendary – and highly-elusive – “Smoky-Foot” Captain America ‘Clix will see the light of day…)

  

• The greatest papercraft model you’ll ever see
• Groomsmens’ gifts: Check.
• What happened to civility?
• Poll Finds Most Doctors Support Public Option
• I don’t remember how I stumbled across Geek Orthodox, but I found some amusing stuff there:
  • Darth Bat
  • Gamer Shirts
  • 10 Reasons Why Roleplaying Games Are a Positive Force for Kids and Adults Alike
• 
• Wells Fargo fires exec over Malibu house scandal
• By way of and the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…?!” file: When Getting Beaten by Your Husband Is a Pre-existing Condition

Namaste.

Monday – 14 September 2009
Nothing like having The Leash start going off at 0800… just as you’re getting ready to head to the office. It was alerting me to a problem with an off-site server. Yay. We contacted the appropriate people – who seemed to be having issues of their own – and they handled it. Eventually. Welcome to Monday.

Yesterday was a good day. It was also chock full o’ stuff. Mark and Alex – a member of the SUU Ballroom Dance Team who came up to assist in the dance lessons – came up about 2:30. First, they worked with SaraRules and Steve for the Father/Daughter dance, then it they spent time with SaraRules and me for our first dance. It was more fun and less fearsome than I had expected. (And, we fortunately we have three weeks to practice…)

After that, SaraRules, Alex, Mark and I headed over to the in-laws-to-be for dinner: Bratwurst and football. Excellent combination. More on football in a minute. After dinner, Steve transferred the video of our dance practice to DVD for us – we need to have some kind of reference for practice, after all.

Football Update
Yesterday was the Ravens’ season opener at home.

Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens
24 – 38

They tried to give me heart failure in the second and third quarters… and I wasn’t even watching the game, per se. In this market, CBS broadcast the Minnesota-Cleveland game, so I had to “watch” the GameCenter on NFL.com.  Granted, it was nice to see the Vikings hand the Browns a beatdown, but I would have rather seen the Ravens play. Because, let’s face it: Who wouldn’t want to see Ray Lewis break a little something off like this in real time…

…or watch as QB Joe Flacco goes and dials in 303 yards passing and 4 yards rushing, as the Ravens put up a total of 501 yards of total offense!? Crazy. How does that make you feel, Ray?

Yeah, I thought so.

Elsewhere around the league:

Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons
7 – 19
Oh, well.. at least there are 16 more games in the season.

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Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers
38 – 10
Ditto.

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Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals
12 – 7
Sorry, and .

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Minnesota Vikings at Cleveland Browns
34 – 20
Congrats, … and Congrats Commiserations, .

Stray Toasters

• I’m going to help sling some paint tonight before the Sandy Eggo – Oakland game.
• 10 sure-fire ways to derail your career in IT
• From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot..?!” file: Philadelphia Free Library System is shutting down
• Get results by social networking with airlines
• Top 50 User-Created Soul Calibur 4 Characters
• Scientists Find Master Gene to Switch on Immune Cells
• Want your own dinosaur? Place your bids

Namaste.

Sunday – 13 September 2009
I was up later than I had planned to be last night/this morning; I was preparing and posting my auctions on eBay. They’ll kick off this evening and hopefully, by the end of the week, I’ll be a few ‘Clix lighter. (One can hope, can’t they…?)

This morning, we’re up and getting ready to meet our…. BUM BUM BUMMMM… dance instructor for our wedding dances. Mark Baker, SaraRules’ former classmate at SUU and the Director of Ballroom Dance at SUU, is choreographing our first dance and the father-daughter dance as our wedding present. (It’s nice to be able to “open” presents before the event!)

And then, there’s football! The Raven’s take on the Chiefs today. I doubt that the game will be broadcast here and we don’t have DirecTV and Sunday Ticket, but I can track the stats on NFL.com, if nothing else.

Stray Toasters

• Norman Borlaug, scientist who ‘saved 245m lives,’ dies aged 95
• From the “Huh… Who knew!?” file: Parallel Processing for Cardiac Simulations Using an Xbox 360
• Short People Got No Reason Not To Be America’s Next Top Models
• 
• How does her U.S. Open implosion affect Serena’s legacy?
• From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…?!” file: Super Mario fingernails
• 18 Foot Multitouch Wall and New Multitouch Tech Hit the Streets

Right on to the friction of the day…

Namaste.

Saturday – 12 September 2009
It’s almost 2:30 (at least it was when I started writing this…) and I’ve already gone out to have coffee with Perry, helped move (counts as today’s workout!) and run errands. And now, I’m stuck with something of a conundrum: What in the world am I going to do with the rest of my afternoon?!  SaraRules has to attend An Evening of Beethoven again – this time as an employee of US/UO – so I get to figure out what I’m doing tonight, too. There could be a lot of CoH and or WWG-building time involved…

Last night, we went to the aforementioned “An Evening of Beethoven”

The symphony performed:

• Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43
• Concerto for Violin in D Major, op. 61 (featuring guest artist Jennifer Frautschi on violin)
• Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67

And they were very well done. It was a lovely evening out.

After the symphony, we caught up with the Clitorati crew for dinner. As an added bonus, Chris and Mary showed up. And, as a… hm… “bonus bonus,” I guess… Chris brought the Bishop HeroClix figure that he customized for me.

He did a great job on it. More pictures of it can be seen here.

Stray Toasters

• Rings: Check.
• I finally took pictures of the Mac pony that Stephanie made for me… to match my MacBook.
• Personal space is mostly in your head
  That may be true, but I adhere to this idea:

  

  Of course, I tend to think of my personal space as being the size of Mongolia. *shrug*
  Okay, that’s not entirely true; although, I do prefer a buffer of two to three feet.

• I’ve been working on setting up some eBay auctions to clear out some of my extra ‘Clix.
• A dozen Warhol paintings worth millions stolen from Los Angeles home
• 300 is on TNT. Nice…
• …of course, that reminded me of this:

• From the “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…?!” file: Six-year-old girl chauffeured stoned mom

That’s good for now.  I’m off to go enjoy some lazy time.

Namaste.